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Windows XP Sysprep deletes desktop icons

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by tmulligan

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Ok, I am able to successfully get Sysprep to work on all the newly ghosted computers. They generate their own names and add themselves to the network without a problem using the Sysprep.inf. The bad thing is all of my customizations to the NTUSER.DAT are deleted, along with all of my shortcuts on the desktop. Is there anyway to stop Sysprep from doing this. I have tried using all of the recommended switches for Sysprep.exe, but they do not seem to work. If anyone has any info regarding this it would be a huge help. Thanks.

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by lizzy

No icons on the desktop except the Recycle Bin in the lower right of the screen is the default set up for XP. I don't know how to save your settings in the ghosted image to come up when they're not coming up with the image you have created, but there may be a work around.

If all users get the same desktop shortcuts, you can create a folder on the Image CD or on a diskette with all of the shortcuts. Copy and paste all shortcuts to the folder or diskette and when the pc is ghosted, just copy and paste them all to the desktop. Ctrl+A selects all items in a folder, then copy and paste.

Interesting. Haven't used ghost yet with XP, although I have used both Ghost and XP. Let us know what you finally went with by posting a comment when you close this thread. Thanks.

by tmulligan

I really don't want to be walking around to 400+ computers for desktop shortcuts and Default User customiztions. Thanks anyway.

by phil.hall

Have you tried moving all the shortcuts and icons to the Default User or All User desktop folder?

by tmulligan

Yes I have all the icons setup in the All Users folder. I haven't tried the Default User profile, but I will try it. Thanks

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